Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot CLI
Claude Code is a terminal agent by Anthropic. GitHub Copilot CLI is a terminal agent by GitHub. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Claude Code |  GitHub Copilot CLI | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Anthropic | GitHub |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | active | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $100/mo |
| Team seat | $25/user/mo | $19/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | 1,500 credits/mo Copilot Pro, worth about $15 |
| Beyond the plan | API list price | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | Claude | GitHub Copilot |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Moonshot |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |
| Features | ||
| Git worktrees | No | Yes |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | Claude desktop app, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Nimbalyst, opcode, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Vibe Notch, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-24 |